This was meant to be posted but there was no free internet connection.
From where I left off from my last post, we went out to look for dinner after mom and dad came back from their open air bath. We walked around the small town our hotel was in but all the shops were closed, so no dinner was sold. We went back to the hotel to look at the restaurants inside but their prices were astronomical. For example, S$75 for a buffet. In the end, we went back to our room and improvised a simple but good dinner with the things we happened to bring along. Problem solving skills came in handy when we realised we had no uensils or microwave. Well, this sort of family experience once in a while is not bad.
The next morning, we set off from Hakone to go ack to Tokyo. It was cold in Hakone (5-6 degrees celsius + autumn wear). We took a shuttle bus servic to Togendai (cable car sation) and ate breakfast at a restaurant there (the jingle bell one). After that, we took the cable car to the 1044m point and climbed our way to the sulfur egg thing. We ate the sulfur egg again for part II of breakfast because it was nice. The sky was very nice and clear early thi morning so we could see Mt Fuji very clearly. Back to temperature, it was so cold my cheeks were dry and my ears felt like letting go of my head.
Next, we took a train diagonally downwards a few hundred meters. We arrived at Gora and took a walk around there. We bought some ice cream and took a walk around the park. I was only half done by the time we finished the walk and the thing hardly melted. My hand was nearly frozen ino the shape of the cone when I was finally done. They were so numb I couldn't feel the cold anymore.
Then, we took a mountain slow rain to the main train station to go back to Tokyo. Most of the people in Hakone were old folks (aged people), and a few tourists. At this point, I find it necessary to emphasize that I was in the category - tourists.
At bout 4pm, Tokyo time, Japanese students started entering the train. I'm very amazed with the uniform, especially the girls. The older ones have extremely short skirts and almost knee length socks, and a coat. The crucial question is, how do they manage to survive the cold? And the more senior girls'hairstyles are quite artistic. I think if Singapores' discipline masters/mistresses see this, they would probably give a double dosage of the haircut service.
We arrived at Shinjuku, picked up our luggage and took a train to Akasaka-Mitsuke where our current hotel, Gand Prince Hotel, is. I think there's a girls' school nearby. We was a lot of girls in he station. There was this group of senior girls near us. When some juniors walked past, they would repeaedly bow to them and chant something as they walked past. Interesting custom.
After checking in, we took a train to Takashimaya. It was quite big and is probably the Taka headquarter. Bought back dinner ecause we wanted to try the vrious types of ready-made food. Then we ate dinner in my parents' room, followed by some fruit murdered by dad's swiss knife. Oh, one of the pears tasted of rum. I hope I don't get a hangover tomorrow. There was also this weird tasting fruit that wasted a lot of my effort trying to accept it's weird taste.
Compared to Hakone, Tokyo (10+ degrees celsius) is really hot. I was persiring slightly when we arrived and he weather seemed just nice, like a giant, outdoor air conditioned shopping centre.
Ienary for tomorrow:
- Wake up early to go to Disney Resort.
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